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Map at capture
USGS Imagery · ±2.5° · pin marks capture location

rialto beach

Olympic Peninsula, WA

A rugged Pacific coastline in Olympic National Park, known for sea stacks, driftwood, and tidepools.

about the park

Olympic National Park

National Park

  • World Heritage Site
area908,160 acreselevation0–7,929 ftmanaged byNational Park Service
date / time

date / time

2019-06-24

time

12:03 PM

season cycle, Summer

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

  • Ochre Sea Star150 obs
  • Horned Nudibranch142 obs
  • Giant Green Anemone130 obs
  • Purple Shore Crab72 obs
  • Red Sponge Dorid54 obs
  • Bald Eagle51 obs
  • Aggregating Anemone44 obs
  • Tidepool Sculpin42 obs

research-grade observations within 25 km during this calendar month. Counts are total verified iNaturalist observations

light / sun / UV

solar (GHI)

4 W/m² · very low

very lowbright
0–50 W/m² · very low light — night, deep twilight, or heavy overcast
dawn not visible (-2°)

solar DNI

33 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

5 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.50

overcastintermediateclear
weather / radar

weather

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS

weather

Overcast

temperature

59°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
51°F – 60°F · daily range

humidity

66%

0%100%
65% – 95% · daily range

cloud cover

92%

0%100%
1% – 96% · daily range

pressure

1018 hPa

lownear normalhigh
1015 hPa – 1021 hPa · daily range · falling

wind

6 mph

WNW 290°

cloud layers

high cloud90%
mid cloud30%
low cloud1%

rain

0"

dew point

48°F

radar

radar· ±1h · 10min

radar frame 7 of 13

reflectivity (dBZ)

0–75

lightmoderateheavy
LGX · N0Q · 5:03 AM · 123 km · pin marks capture location
water

water

Nearest USGS gage, 12 km away (not at shutter GPS)

tide· 24h

Neah Bay, WA · ft MLLW

low – 1.1 ft

tide station

Neah Bay, WA · 24 km

Tsoo-yess River Blw Miller Creek

11 cfs · 4.6 ft · 12 km

stream temp

56°F

atmosphere / air quality

satellite

satellite· ±1h · 20min

satellite frame 4 of 7
goes17 · TrueColor · 5:01 AM · pin marks capture location

atmosphere

sky cover

UIL · overcast at 3,300 ft

clearovercast
UIL · overcast at 3,300 ft · 52°F · 26 km modeled 59°F / 6 mph; nearest station UIL (26 km) reported 52°F / 0 mphMETAR

KUIL 241205Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC033 11/10 A3011 RMK T01100100 MADISHF

visibility

10.0 mi

METAR observed

5:05 AM

night sky

moon

lunar cycle: Last Quarter - day 21 visible (29°)

Last Quarter - day 21 visible (29°)

daily moon cycle: moon rising

moon rising

night sky

darkness

1 · excellent dark-sky site

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky
Bortle 1 · excellent dark-sky site

light: civil twilightseeing Poor

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec
in season · not visible (-4°) · SW
NESWMoon: 29° alt, 149° azMoonVenus: 5° alt, 61° az · 14° from SunVenusSaturn: 12° alt, 216° az · 164° from SunSaturnGalactic center: 4° below horizon, az 231°GC

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

astronomical events

  • 3d after solstice

technical

sensor / film

color science

Nikon

focal length

55mm (82mm equiv.)

exposure triangle: f/11 · 1/500s · 280

exposure triangle

color
Frost Fairy16%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights
redgreenblue
 

attribution

© 2019 frank charlton

data attribution

  • Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)
  • Tide data: NOAA CO-OPS
  • METAR / NEXRAD: Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
  • Hydrology: USGS Water Data
  • Basemap: USGS The National Map
  • Solar: NASA POWER (CC BY 4.0)
  • Satellite: GOES-West (NOAA/NESDIS); NaturalColor derived (CIMSS recipe)
  • Water quality: Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS
  • Weather interpolated from nearest METAR station (QUILLAYUTE STATE, 26 km)
  • Tide predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station Neah Bay, WA (24.1 km)
  • Radar: NEXRAD LGX (123.4 km), scan time ±10 min
  • Satellite: GOES-West (goes17), product time ±20 min
  • Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
  • Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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